Test assembly for fluid tight integrity of pipeline joint

A test system for non-destructive testing of the fluid-tight integrity of an installed fluid transfer line, the system comprising:

• a baffle carriage adapted for disposition between ends of adjacent sections of a fluid transfer line and for releasably retaining a test baffle, an interior surface of the baffle carriage comprising a circumferentially disposed recessed seat and a recessed sidewall proximate said seat;
• a removable test baffle having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of said ends of said fluid transfer lines, the test baffle comprising a first gasket, a perimeter, and a central web;
• the first gasket adapted to engage said seat;
• the perimeter comprising a second gasket adapted to sealingly engage said sidewall;
• the central web attached to said gaskets in a fluid tight engagement and comprising a pressure resistant dome;
• said baffle further comprising means for removal of the baffle from the carriage and the fluid transfer system following testing of said system, and without dismantling said system;
• said baffle removal means comprising at least one lug adapted to be engaged by a removal tool and having a frangible base portion;
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• a sleeve having an inner surface adapted to accept within an interior of said sleeve said baffle carriage and to sealingly engage outer surfaces of said sections of fluid transfer line, and thereby to hold said carriage in a substantially coaxial relation to said sections, said sleeve further comprising at its inner surface at least one integral gasket adapted for disposition between one of said ends of said sections and said baffle carriage, and to act as a gasket therebetween.

A test system for non-destructive testing of the fluid-tight integrity of an installed fluid transfer line, the system comprising:

• a baffle carriage adapted for disposition between ends of adjacent sections of a fluid transfer line and for releasably retaining a test baffle, an interior surface of the baffle carriage comprising a circumferentially disposed recessed seat and a recessed sidewall proximate said seat;
• a removable test baffle having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of said ends of said fluid transfer lines, the test baffle comprising a first gasket, a perimeter, and a central web;
• the first gasket adapted to engage said seat;
• the perimeter comprising a second gasket adapted to sealingly engage said sidewall;
• the central web attached to said gaskets in a fluid tight engagement and comprising a pressure resistant dome;
• said baffle further comprising means for removal of the baffle from the carriage and the fluid transfer system following testing of said system, and without dismantling said system;
• said means comprising a first removal lug disposed upon a concave side of said dome and a second removal lug disposed upon a convex side of said dome, at least one of said lugs adapted to be engaged by a removal tool;
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• a sleeve having an inner surface adapted to accept within an interior of said sleeve said baffle carriage and to sealingly engage outer surfaces of said sections of fluid transfer line, and thereby to hold said carriage in a substantially coaxial relation to said sections, said sleeve further comprising at its inner surface at least one integral gasket adapted for disposition between one of said ends of said sections and said baffle carriage, and to act as a gasket therebetween.

A test system for non-destructive testing of the fluid-tight integrity of an installed fluid transfer line, the system comprising:

• a baffle carriage adapted for disposition between ends of adjacent sections of a fluid transfer line and for releasably retaining a test baffle, an interior surface of the baffle carriage comprising a circumferentially disposed recessed seat and a recessed sidewall proximate said seat, said sidewall comprising a frusto-conical annular surface adapted for facilitation of the removal of a test baffle;
• a removable test baffle having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of said ends of said fluid transfer lines, the test baffle comprising a first gasket, a perimeter, and a central web, the first gasket adapted to engage said seat, the perimeter comprising a second gasket adapted to sealingly engage said sidewall, and the central web attached to said gaskets in a fluid tight engagement;
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• a sleeve having an inner surface adapted to accept within an interior of said sleeve said baffle carriage and to sealingly engage outer surfaces of said sections of fluid transfer line, and thereby to hold said carriage in a substantially coaxial relation to said sections, said sleeve further comprising at its inner surface at least one integral gasket adapted for disposition between one of said ends of said sections and said baffle carriage and to act as a gasket therebetween.

A sleeve of for a test system for non-destructive testing of the fluid-tight integrity of an installed fluid transfer line, the sleeve comprising:

• an inner surface and two ends;
• at least one of said ends having an inside diameter adapted for sealing engagement by the sleeve of an end of a fluid transfer line;
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• said inner surface comprising at least two integral gaskets, at least one of said gaskets adapted for engagement of an end of a fluid transfer line, said gaskets spaced so as to receive a baffle carriage and to hold, in conjunction with said inner surface of said sleeve, said baffle carriage in a substantially coaxial relation to said end of said fluid line.

A sleeve for a test system for non-destructive testing of the fluid-tight integrity of an installed fluid transfer line, the sleeve comprising:

• an inner surface, two ends, and a sidewall, said inner surface comprising a circumferentially disposed recessed seat and a recessed sidewall proximate said seat, said seat and said sidewall adapted to releasably engage a test baffle and said sidewall comprising a frusto-conical annular surface adapted for facilitation of the removal of said test baffle;
• at least one of said ends having an inside diameter adapted for sealing engagement by the sleeve of an end of a fluid transfer line;
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• said inner surface comprising at least one integral gasket adapted for engagement of an end of a fluid transfer line.